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18:17, 27 November 2019
In Azerbaijan, former investigator claims receiving threats from law enforcers
Rufat Safarov, a former investigator of the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, reported receiving threats with the demand to stop his opposition activities. Threats of violence were also received by his mother Takhira Takhirgyzy.
Ramzan Kadyrov at the session of the government of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQzE5F2u0w
14:20, 27 November 2019
Human rights defenders see danger in Ramzan Kadyrov's threats in absence of reaction from President Putin
In Russia, investigators are unlikely to give a move to the complaint filed by human rights defenders regarding threats voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, so the fact of filing such a complaint is just a symbolic gesture. In the absence of reaction to the above threats from the authorities, subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov can perceive his statements as a guide to action, the human rights defenders believe.
Participants of the roundtable held in Stepanakert. Photo: FB Stepanakert Press Club https://www.facebook.com/stepanakertpressclub/photos/pcb.2640842725994523/2640854925993303/?type=3&theater
14:07, 27 November 2019
Stepanakert roundtable voices prerequisites for unification of Karabakh and Armenia
The political situation in Armenia is favourable for unification with Nagorno-Karabakh, state participants of a roundtable held in Stepanakert on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the reunification resolution of the Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) and the National Council of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Kadyrov's avenue. The building of the Office of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of Chechnya. Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 27 November 2019
SC refuses to return case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya to prosecutor
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has disagreed with advocates, who to investigators' violation, and refused to return the case of eight residents of Dagestan, who had been declared killed in a shootout with law enforcers, to the prosecutor.
Screenshot of the video posted on Ragda Khanieva's account on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2KW0gng6FU/
11:28, 27 November 2019
Journalists and network users condemn threats to Ingush singer Ragda Khanieva
Anonymous morality advocates have demanded from the Ingush Khaniev teip (family clan) to "stop" Ragda Khanieva, a participant of a TV show. Netizens (network users) speak out against persecuting Khanieva.
A checkpoint. Photo: REUTERS/Abdula Magomedov/NewsTeam
23:56, 26 November 2019
Analysts identify law enforcers' role in removal of checkpoints in Northern Caucasus
The decision on the proposal voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov concerning the removal of checkpoints in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) cannot be made without the involvement of ministers of the power block, military experts believe.
Aslanbek Yusupov, a father of many children. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0p6rcWOo0&feature=youtu.be
23:51, 26 November 2019
Condemnation of father with many children contradicts Chechen traditions
The public condemnation of Aslanbek Yusupov, a father of many children, who complained about his difficult living conditions, contradicts the Chechen traditions, local residents comment on a TV story which continues the trend to condemn persons voicing complaints.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7148
18:31, 26 November 2019
Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 22 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Opposition supporters took part in a rally in Tbilisi demanding to dismiss the government and hold early parliamentary elections. November 25, 2019. Photo: REUTERS / Irakliy Gedenidze
18:24, 26 November 2019
Police set free activists detained near Georgian parliament building
The police drew up protocols against 28 activists detained on Tuesday, and they were released under recognizance not to leave. During the dispersal of the rally, two protesters and a journalist were injured.
Zulfiya Abdulkadirova, a resident of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to help return her 20-year-old daughter. Screenshot of the post on Instagram ttps://www.instagram.com/p/B5SZw9enaRW
18:15, 26 November 2019
Woman from Volga region requests Kadyrov to return her daughter who fled to Chechnya
Zulfiya Abdulkadirova, a resident of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov with a request to help return her 20-year-old daughter, who had fled to Chechnya against the will of her parents and married.
Khusain Gatsaev, a resident of the Naur District, on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHVnuA5GOOs
18:07, 26 November 2019
New video with magician's detention in Chechnya shows inefficiency of public apologies
After a "warning conversation" with officers of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Khusain Gatsaev, a resident of the Naur District, apologized on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel, that he provided occult services. Despite the numerous detentions of magicians and their public apologies, interest in occultism in the republic does not fade away, authors of the TV report admit.
Activists chant "Freedom!". March 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 26 November 2019
List of Azerbaijani political prisoners reduced by seven persons
The working group of Azerbaijani human rights defenders, NGO activists and lawyers has released an updated list of political prisoners including 112 names. Cases of other 11 prisoners remain under the working group's monitoring.
Screenshot of the video with Ibragimov https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LG9OBIt3w/
11:24, 26 November 2019
Azamat Ibragimov returns to Canada from Chechnya
Relatives of Azamat Ibragimov, who disappeared for two weeks during his trip to Chechnya, have met him in Montreal.
Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot of the video by the Russian LGBT Network https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXEefs0PS3U
11:16, 26 November 2019
Communication of Lapunov's complaint gives hope for investigation in Russia
Russian authorities fail to investigating the torture of Maxim Lapunov in Chechnya, but the communication of his complaint by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should launch this process, the advocate has stated. Human rights defenders continue evacuating gays from Chechnya, the Russian LGBT Network has informed.
A mass march along Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. November 25, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:59, 26 November 2019
Mass rally held at parliament building in Tbilisi
Tbilisi protesters have held a mass march along Rustaveli Avenue and gathered in the square near the parliament building. They demand early parliamentary elections under the proportional election system.
Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik", at a picket in Makhachkala. November 25, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:51, 26 November 2019
Pickets of Gadjiev's colleagues supported by Makhachkala residents
Many residents of Dagestan express their support for the arrested journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but only a few people are holding solo pickets demanding his release. People are afraid of becoming figurants of a trumped-up case after Gadjiev, Magdi Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" weekly, has stated.
Asif Yusifli, Member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). Photo: Aziz Karimov, Meydan TV
23:59, 25 November 2019
Azerbaijani political prisoner Asif Yusifli is back at large
Asif Yusifli, Member of the Presidium of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been released after five years in prison. He insists that he had fallen victim to political persecution.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (on the left) and Chingiz Akhmadov. Screenshot of the video on "Denis Davydov" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0H9W6q2yk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvI8vIQrZo
23:57, 25 November 2019
Instagram users criticize Akhmadov's arguments in dispute with blogger Tumso
In his dispute with the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Chingiz Akhmadov, Director of the "Chechnya Today" News Agency, has unconvincingly justified the authorities' position and uses personal insults, social network users have noted. Some YouTube users have supported the blogger in his dispute with Chechen authorities about the reasons of unemployment in the republic.
Maxim Lapunov. Photo: screenshot of the video by "Novaya Gazeta" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG3eAEGK3V0
23:40, 25 November 2019
ECtHR gives Russia less than four months to respond to gay Lapunov's case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated the complaint of Maxim Lapunov about torture in Chechnya caused by his sexual orientation. The Russian authorities should submit their position to the ECtHR by March 12, 2020. The complaint filed in May this year was accepted to consideration within record time.
The "Memorial". Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:27, 25 November 2019
Head of "International Memorial" fined again by 100,000 roubles
A Moscow court has ordered Yan Rachinsky to pay a second fine, which was imposed on him after the check conducted by the Ingush FSB Branch. The total fines imposed on the "Memorial" by the outcomes of that check amounted to 1.5 million roubles.
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The destruction of an Armenian memorial in Karabakh sparked a debate on social media.

A shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers was sent from Baku to Armenia.

The Armenian opposition and Russian propaganda shared their indignation at Armenia's rapprochement with the EU.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.